Operations Challenge

Since 1988, teams representing Member Associations have come together each October to compete in the Operations Challenge competition. Operations Challenge is North America's preeminent showcase of the skills of wastewater collection and treatment personnel.

This event is featured at the Water Environment Federation's Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC®. It started with twenty two teams and one division and has grown to a forty team, two division format. The competition combines five equally weighed skills tests in the Collections, Laboratory, Maintenance, Process Control, and Safety events.